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- 08 / 03 / 05 -

Some of the crew is back from What The Hack, Telus subscribers in Canada are blocked from seeing a pro-strike website, trouble reaching Emmanuel and Bernie, Redbird describes the trip over to the Netherlands, a special program from the conference aired on last night's edition of "Off The Wall," a suspect from the recent London bombing attempts is found in Rome through his cell phone, Emmanuel is finally reached in Warsaw, the difficulty of getting out of Poland on a train, Bernie just got back from London, Redhackt's problems with his luggage at Heathrow and the phone system he used to try to get information, the unhelpful mood behind counters in Poland, this is Emmanuel's last day with a Roman alphabet, Redhackt has gotten everyone sick, Redbird's experience being questioned at the airport, the extra security that seems to exist in the Netherlands, some more memories from What The Hack, how hammocks played a part, description of the DECT phones, how phone calls to various parts of the world could be made for free from the conference, Emmanuel will be in Belarus tomorrow, on next week's show Emmanuel will actually be on the Trans Siberian Express, progress is being made on the "Speakers' World" project, the cities Emmanuel will be stopping in over the next few weeks, Emmanuel's impressions of Warsaw, the unusual aspirin Emmanuel got in Warsaw, more on the subway searches in New York City, racial profiling in the London Underground, Jim gives ideas on how the subway system could be attacked while bypassing the current security system, why and how foreign policy should be changed, how people should handle the subway searches, advice on Emmanuel's aspirin tablet, debating the current tactics in the Middle East.

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August 3
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- 08 / 10 / 05 -

Emmanuel is connected via cell phone on the Trans Siberian Express, some of the highlights of Yekaterinburg, what it's like on the train, Emmanuel's signal is lost, a disturbing broadband ruling, a horror story involving students known as the Kutztown 13 in Pennsylvania, the expectation of privacy in the garbage, a revelation on what really happened with the seizure of the Indymedia server in England last year, advice on what to do if you're asked to be searched in the subway, Emmanuel comes back on a satellite phone, Redhackt discusses the testing of an RFID system at the border with Canada, Emmanuel has yet to be searched, Bernie talks about a new device from Raytheon designed to counter cell phone timers, details on the capturing of a July 21 suspect with cell phone information, how most people fared with cell phones while traveling overseas, all of the What The Hack workshops are available online, another memorable call from Monroe, more ideas concerning how to deal with search requests, how to read Emmanuel's travel logs, comparing data security in Europe with that in the United States, Emmanuel is back on GSM.

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August 10
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- 08 / 17 / 05 -

Trying to call Emmanuel in Mongolia where it's 8 in the morning, how Mongolia has proven to be a real surprise, how connectivity and phone calls work, what a human payphone is, danger to pedestrians in Ulaanbaatar, some instances of cultural barriers, the rebellious spirit of Mongolians, how Ulaanbaatar ranks as a city, special thanks to a listener from Mongolia, how Westerners are received in Mongolia, how filming for "Speakers' World" has been going, the Bush administration turns against the proposed .xxx domain, yet another computer worm causes havoc on Windows 2000 machines, Kevin Mitnick appears on CNN, how the vulnerability was exploited, the No Subway Searches Coalition announces a meeting, how the terrorist no-fly list affects infants, Mike confirms that he isn't on the watch list, questions on traveling to the United States with a scanner, Emmanuel describes the scenery he's seen so far while traveling on the Trans Siberian Express, Emmanuel expects to be in Beijing next week.

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August 17
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- 08 / 24 / 05 -

Trying to reach Emmanuel in Beijing, how China differs from Mongolia, the aggressiveness of merchants, Internet connectivity in China, the Internet Card of Mongolia, rules for Internet use at the hotel Emmanuel's staying at, which sites appear to be blocked, what television is like in China, the kinds of things you can receive with a free to air dish, some of the English language material available in Chinese bookstores, limited cell phone coverage to come to the New York City subway, the case for and against surveillance cameras in the subways, the Screen Actors' Guild gets caught up in the subway search controversy, the British government puts out a list of unacceptable behavior, Pat Robertson's latest comments, a controversial raid on a rave in Utah, how alternative media played an important role, Canada moves a step closer to monitoring email without a judge's order, Emmanuel rails against what PGP has become, more criticism on Verizon and how they thwart DSL installations for competitors.

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August 24
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- 08 / 31 / 05 -

Emmanuel is approaching Osaka via a ferry that's besieged by screaming toddlers, Emmanuel's CDMA phone was working in China, neither GSM nor CDMA will work in Japan, impressions of Shanghai, all of New Orleans is under water, the difficulty of getting through to New Orleans exchanges even when the phones are out of the area, why the levees failed, the lack of real news coming out of New Orleans, alternate ways of communicating with New Orleans, Emmanuel's experience with the maglev train of Shanghai, comparisons with New York City's Airtrain, how projects in China are actually being finished, a strange story about Chinese hackers, the first anniversary of the RNC arrests, some more comments about PGP, why it's essential for encryption to be easy to install, the amount of time left in Emmanuel's trip, a call for participation in the "Speakers' World" project, it's no longer possible to register a phone without GPS capability on the Verizon Wireless network, Bernie's seven year old phone has better sound quality than new ones sold today, the dream of FM quality voice on cell phones, the British government plans to ban violent net porn, a caller claims to be in prison for 23 years for making blue boxes, words about Robert Moog, there are meetings this Friday.

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August 31
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